Pimozide
"Pimozide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A diphenylbutylpiperidine that is effective as an antipsychotic agent and as an alternative to HALOPERIDOL for the suppression of vocal and motor tics in patients with Tourette syndrome. Although the precise mechanism of action is unknown, blockade of postsynaptic dopamine receptors has been postulated. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p403)
| Descriptor ID |
D010868
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.103.732
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pimozide" by people in Profiles.
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Hoffman PL, Tabakoff B. Adaptive changes in the dopamine system produced by chronic ethanol feeding. Drug Alcohol Depend. 1979 May-Jul; 4(3-4):255-60.
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K?nig L, Lange E. [Significance and advantages of Orap in the ambulatory care of schizophrenic psychoses]. Psychiatr Neurol Med Psychol (Leipz). 1976 Feb; 28(2):106-13.
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K?nig L, Lange E. [Experiences in the long term use of the 24 hour effective neuroleptic "pimozide" (Janssen)]. Psychiatr Neurol Med Psychol Beih. 1975; 20-21:164-9.